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Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites
Abstract
Microwave rapid curing processing has great potential for improving composite manufacturing such as reduction of curing time, energy requirements and operational costs. In this study, pre-waiting time and curing time effects on epoxy based polymer composites with and without fillers were investigated during a microwave curing process. Silica sand was used as filler material. After prefabrication of polymer samples with and without fillers, the samples were left waiting for pre-curing for 0, 30, 60 and 90 min. In addition, the power of microwave curing was altered to be either 100W, 300W, 450W, 600W or 800W. Other polymer samples were cured at the laboratory for 7 days for comparison. Tensile strength, energy to break, hardness, water absorption and microstructure investigations were performed on all samples. Results show that subjecting polymer materials to microwave treatment instead of keeping them at room temperature for 7 days yielded similar or higher tensile strength, hardness and impact toughness values in a shorter time.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
May 31, 2020
Submission Date
March 5, 2020
Acceptance Date
May 2, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 7 Number: 2
APA
Güneş, İ., Uygunoğlu, T., & Çelik, A. G. (2020). Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites. El-Cezeri, 7(2), 795-805. https://doi.org/10.31202/ecjse.699043
AMA
1.Güneş İ, Uygunoğlu T, Çelik AG. Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites. El-Cezeri Journal of Science and Engineering. 2020;7(2):795-805. doi:10.31202/ecjse.699043
Chicago
Güneş, İbrahim, Tayfun Uygunoğlu, and Atila Gürhan Çelik. 2020. “Microwave Curing Process Parameters on Epoxy Based Polymer Composites”. El-Cezeri 7 (2): 795-805. https://doi.org/10.31202/ecjse.699043.
EndNote
Güneş İ, Uygunoğlu T, Çelik AG (May 1, 2020) Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites. El-Cezeri 7 2 795–805.
IEEE
[1]İ. Güneş, T. Uygunoğlu, and A. G. Çelik, “Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites”, El-Cezeri Journal of Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 795–805, May 2020, doi: 10.31202/ecjse.699043.
ISNAD
Güneş, İbrahim - Uygunoğlu, Tayfun - Çelik, Atila Gürhan. “Microwave Curing Process Parameters on Epoxy Based Polymer Composites”. El-Cezeri 7/2 (May 1, 2020): 795-805. https://doi.org/10.31202/ecjse.699043.
JAMA
1.Güneş İ, Uygunoğlu T, Çelik AG. Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites. El-Cezeri Journal of Science and Engineering. 2020;7:795–805.
MLA
Güneş, İbrahim, et al. “Microwave Curing Process Parameters on Epoxy Based Polymer Composites”. El-Cezeri, vol. 7, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 795-0, doi:10.31202/ecjse.699043.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Güneş, Tayfun Uygunoğlu, Atila Gürhan Çelik. Microwave curing process parameters on epoxy based polymer composites. El-Cezeri Journal of Science and Engineering. 2020 May 1;7(2):795-80. doi:10.31202/ecjse.699043
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